1960 Presidential Election Results for Louisiana

Click on a parish in the table or the map to see demographic data for that parish.

Parish	Turnout	John Kennedy (D)		Richard Nixon (R)		Other		TOTAL
Acadia	57%	11,440	75.8%	2,616	17.3%	1,028	6.8%	15,084
Allen	58%	3,719	59.8%	1,676	27.0%	820	13.2%	6,215
Ascension	53%	5,689	74.8%	1,012	13.3%	909	11.9%	7,610
Assumption	46%	3,019	71.7%	766	18.2%	426	10.1%	4,211
Avoyelles	50%	7,625	76.0%	1,270	12.7%	1,140	11.4%	10,035
Beauregard	58%	2,903	48.7%	2,432	40.8%	630	10.6%	5,965
Bienville	38%	625	17.6%	1,230	34.7%	1,693	47.7%	3,548
Bossier	28%	2,198	25.2%	3,429	39.3%	3,093	35.5%	8,720
Caddo	37%	11,481	24.8%	25,139	54.3%	9,681	20.9%	46,301
Calcasieu	47%	24,233	64.4%	10,243	27.2%	3,151	8.4%	37,627
Caldwell	41%	694	34.0%	716	35.1%	631	30.9%	2,041
Cameron	62%	1,944	83.1%	322	13.8%	74	3.2%	2,340
Catahoula	34%	558	26.2%	971	45.5%	603	28.3%	2,132
Claiborne	35%	489	12.7%	1,336	34.7%	2,029	52.6%	3,854
Concordia	31%	768	23.1%	1,009	30.3%	1,554	46.7%	3,331
De Soto	33%	1,183	26.7%	1,603	36.1%	1,653	37.2%	4,439
East Baton Rouge	44%	26,326	46.6%	17,749	31.5%	12,360	21.9%	56,435
East Carroll	22%	364	23.9%	448	29.4%	712	46.7%	1,524
East Feliciana	17%	475	24.6%	313	16.2%	1,139	59.1%	1,927
Evangeline	59%	7,865	80.6%	1,105	11.3%	794	8.1%	9,764
Franklin	29%	1,213	30.0%	1,336	33.1%	1,490	36.9%	4,039
Grant	53%	1,219	31.4%	1,254	32.3%	1,409	36.3%	3,882
Iberia	57%	9,235	59.7%	3,551	23.0%	2,684	17.3%	15,470
Iberville	39%	4,558	72.2%	1,000	15.9%	751	11.9%	6,309
Jackson	46%	1,398	34.1%	1,799	43.9%	903	22.0%	4,100
Jefferson	54%	32,119	51.3%	17,215	27.5%	13,304	21.2%	62,638
Jefferson Davis	55%	5,904	67.8%	2,251	25.8%	557	6.4%	8,712
Lafayette	48%	14,132	62.3%	6,047	26.7%	2,505	11.0%	22,684
Lafourche	54%	12,244	76.3%	2,930	18.2%	881	5.5%	16,055
LaSalle	53%	843	21.9%	2,123	55.3%	876	22.8%	3,842
Lincoln	29%	1,051	20.6%	2,766	54.1%	1,292	25.3%	5,109
Livingston	47%	2,881	43.5%	954	14.4%	2,793	42.1%	6,628
Madison	22%	235	12.4%	629	33.3%	1,024	54.2%	1,888
Morehouse	27%	1,085	22.7%	2,551	53.4%	1,144	23.9%	4,780
Natchitoches	36%	2,781	39.4%	2,562	36.3%	1,717	24.3%	7,060
Orleans	49%	87,242	49.6%	47,111	26.8%	41,414	23.6%	175,767
Ouachita	35%	5,202	27.0%	10,525	54.6%	3,564	18.5%	19,291
Plaquemines	44%	1,087	21.1%	712	13.8%	3,347	65.0%	5,146
Pointe Coupee	34%	2,953	71.8%	674	16.4%	485	11.8%	4,112
Rapides	39%	9,651	40.6%	8,155	34.3%	5,976	25.1%	23,782
Red River	36%	377	19.7%	406	21.2%	1,134	59.2%	1,917
Richland	30%	996	25.7%	1,378	35.6%	1,495	38.6%	3,869
Sabine	57%	2,412	41.0%	2,419	41.1%	1,058	18.0%	5,889
St. Bernard	61%	4,660	42.6%	1,431	13.1%	4,858	44.4%	10,949
St. Charles	60%	4,708	71.3%	1,377	20.9%	517	7.8%	6,602
St. Helena	39%	678	37.5%	296	16.4%	835	46.2%	1,809
St. James	56%	4,362	82.1%	620	11.7%	332	6.2%	5,314
St. John the Baptist	50%	3,782	80.1%	488	10.3%	450	9.5%	4,720
St. Landry	48%	14,625	72.2%	3,083	15.2%	2,554	12.6%	20,262
St. Martin	47%	5,506	78.0%	858	12.1%	699	9.9%	7,063
St. Mary	43%	6,671	61.6%	2,992	27.6%	1,169	10.8%	10,832
St. Tammany	54%	5,179	46.8%	2,850	25.8%	3,034	27.4%	11,063
Tangipahoa	45%	6,648	46.3%	3,285	22.9%	4,418	30.8%	14,351
Tensas	20%	247	20.4%	510	42.2%	451	37.3%	1,208
Terrebonne	42%	8,992	68.1%	3,126	23.7%	1,092	8.3%	13,210
Union	41%	1,034	25.4%	2,017	49.6%	1,012	24.9%	4,063
Vermilion	70%	11,257	77.1%	2,170	14.9%	1,168	8.0%	14,595
Vernon	60%	3,145	51.1%	1,991	32.3%	1,024	16.6%	6,160
Washington	47%	5,678	49.8%	1,847	16.2%	3,875	34.0%	11,400
Webster	34%	1,273	16.6%	3,139	40.9%	3,255	42.5%	7,667
West Baton Rouge	41%	2,315	73.7%	390	12.4%	436	13.9%	3,141
West Carroll	31%	784	32.4%	742	30.6%	897	37.0%	2,423
West Feliciana	11%	271	30.4%	196	22.0%	424	47.6%	891
Winn	46%	1,108	27.1%	1,839	44.9%	1,149	28.1%	4,096
TOTAL	45%	407,339	50.4%	230,980	28.6%	169,572	21.0%	807,891

1960 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in LA

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1960 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	John Kennedy (D)		Richard Nixon (R)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Hebert-D)	73%	92,989	48.5%	49,254	25.7%	49,619	25.9%	191,862
District 02 (Boggs-D)	27%	44,971	56.7%	19,700	24.9%	14,603	18.4%	79,274
District 03 (Willis-D)	52%	71,956	68.9%	22,440	21.5%	10,024	9.6%	104,420
District 04 (Brooks-D)	34%	17,626	23.1%	36,282	47.5%	22,538	29.5%	76,446
District 05 (Passman-D)	32%	15,629	26.1%	27,397	45.8%	16,772	28.0%	59,798
District 06 (Morrison-D)	43%	63,651	50.6%	30,566	24.3%	31,459	25.0%	125,676
District 07 (Thompson-D)	52%	72,633	68.5%	23,728	22.4%	9,608	9.1%	105,969
District 08 (McSween-D)	44%	28,784	44.5%	21,613	33.4%	14,349	22.2%	64,746

1960 President, Acadia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	11,440	75.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,616	17.3%
Other	1,028	6.8%
TOTAL	15,084
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -32

1960 President, Allen Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,719	59.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,676	27.0%
Other	820	13.2%
TOTAL	6,215
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -23

1960 President, Ascension Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,689	74.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,012	13.3%
Other	909	11.9%
TOTAL	7,610
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -36

1960 President, Assumption Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,019	71.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	766	18.2%
Other	426	10.1%
TOTAL	4,211
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -31

1960 President, Avoyelles Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	7,625	76.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,270	12.7%
Other	1,140	11.4%
TOTAL	10,035
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -37

1960 President, Beauregard Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,903	48.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,432	40.8%
Other	630	10.6%
TOTAL	5,965
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): -9

1960 President, Bienville Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	625	17.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,230	34.7%
Other	1,693	47.7%
TOTAL	3,548
Turnout: 38% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -15

1960 President, Bossier Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,198	25.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,429	39.3%
Other	3,093	35.5%
TOTAL	8,720
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): -10

1960 President, Caddo Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	11,481	24.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	25,139	54.3%
Other	9,681	20.9%
TOTAL	46,301
Turnout: 37% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Calcasieu Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	24,233	64.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,243	27.2%
Other	3,151	8.4%
TOTAL	37,627
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -22

1960 President, Caldwell Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	694	34.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	716	35.1%
Other	631	30.9%
TOTAL	2,041
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -15

1960 President, Cameron Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,944	83.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	322	13.8%
Other	74	3.2%
TOTAL	2,340
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -36

1960 President, Catahoula Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	558	26.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	971	45.5%
Other	603	28.3%
TOTAL	2,132
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 17 Diff (US): -4

1960 President, Claiborne Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	489	12.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,336	34.7%
Other	2,029	52.6%
TOTAL	3,854
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -15

1960 President, Concordia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	768	23.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,009	30.3%
Other	1,554	46.7%
TOTAL	3,331
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -19

1960 President, De Soto Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,183	26.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,603	36.1%
Other	1,653	37.2%
TOTAL	4,439
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): -13

1960 President, East Baton Rouge Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	26,326	46.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	17,749	31.5%
Other	12,360	21.9%
TOTAL	56,435
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): -18

1960 President, East Carroll Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	364	23.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	448	29.4%
Other	712	46.7%
TOTAL	1,524
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -20

1960 President, East Feliciana Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	475	24.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	313	16.2%
Other	1,139	59.1%
TOTAL	1,927
Turnout: 17% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -33

1960 President, Evangeline Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	7,865	80.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,105	11.3%
Other	794	8.1%
TOTAL	9,764
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -38

1960 President, Franklin Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,213	30.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,336	33.1%
Other	1,490	36.9%
TOTAL	4,039
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -17

1960 President, Grant Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,219	31.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,254	32.3%
Other	1,409	36.3%
TOTAL	3,882
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -17

1960 President, Iberia Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	9,235	59.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,551	23.0%
Other	2,684	17.3%
TOTAL	15,470
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -27

1960 President, Iberville Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,558	72.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,000	15.9%
Other	751	11.9%
TOTAL	6,309
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -34

1960 President, Jackson Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,398	34.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,799	43.9%
Other	903	22.0%
TOTAL	4,100
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): -6

1960 President, Jefferson Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	32,119	51.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	17,215	27.5%
Other	13,304	21.2%
TOTAL	62,638
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -22

1960 President, Jefferson Davis Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,904	67.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,251	25.8%
Other	557	6.4%
TOTAL	8,712
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -24

1960 President, Lafayette Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	14,132	62.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	6,047	26.7%
Other	2,505	11.0%
TOTAL	22,684
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -23

1960 President, Lafourche Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	12,244	76.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,930	18.2%
Other	881	5.5%
TOTAL	16,055
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -31

1960 President, La Salle Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	843	21.9%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,123	55.3%
Other	876	22.8%
TOTAL	3,842
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 27 Diff (US): 6

1960 President, Lincoln Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,051	20.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,766	54.1%
Other	1,292	25.3%
TOTAL	5,109
Turnout: 29% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Livingston Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,881	43.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	954	14.4%
Other	2,793	42.1%
TOTAL	6,628
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -35

1960 President, Madison Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	235	12.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	629	33.3%
Other	1,024	54.2%
TOTAL	1,888
Turnout: 22% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): -16

1960 President, Morehouse Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,085	22.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,551	53.4%
Other	1,144	23.9%
TOTAL	4,780
Turnout: 27% Diff (St): 25 Diff (US): 4

1960 President, Natchitoches Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,781	39.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,562	36.3%
Other	1,717	24.3%
TOTAL	7,060
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): -13

1960 President, Orleans Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	87,242	49.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	47,111	26.8%
Other	41,414	23.6%
TOTAL	175,767
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -23

1960 President, Ouachita Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,202	27.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	10,525	54.6%
Other	3,564	18.5%
TOTAL	19,291
Turnout: 35% Diff (St): 26 Diff (US): 5

1960 President, Plaquemines Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,087	21.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	712	13.8%
Other	3,347	65.0%
TOTAL	5,146
Turnout: 44% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -36

1960 President, Pointe Coupee Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,953	71.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	674	16.4%
Other	485	11.8%
TOTAL	4,112
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -33

1960 President, Rapides Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	9,651	40.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	8,155	34.3%
Other	5,976	25.1%
TOTAL	23,782
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): -15

1960 President, Red River Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	377	19.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	406	21.2%
Other	1,134	59.2%
TOTAL	1,917
Turnout: 36% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -28

1960 President, Richland Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	996	25.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,378	35.6%
Other	1,495	38.6%
TOTAL	3,869
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): -14

1960 President, Sabine Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,412	41.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,419	41.1%
Other	1,058	18.0%
TOTAL	5,889
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): -9

1960 President, St. Bernard Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,660	42.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,431	13.1%
Other	4,858	44.4%
TOTAL	10,949
Turnout: 61% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -37

1960 President, St. Charles Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,708	71.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,377	20.9%
Other	517	7.8%
TOTAL	6,602
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -29

1960 President, St. Helena Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	678	37.5%
Richard Nixon (R)	296	16.4%
Other	835	46.2%
TOTAL	1,809
Turnout: 39% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -33

1960 President, St. James Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	4,362	82.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	620	11.7%
Other	332	6.2%
TOTAL	5,314
Turnout: 56% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -38

1960 President, St. John the Baptist Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,782	80.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	488	10.3%
Other	450	9.5%
TOTAL	4,720
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): -18 Diff (US): -39

1960 President, St. Landry Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	14,625	72.2%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,083	15.2%
Other	2,554	12.6%
TOTAL	20,262
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -13 Diff (US): -34

1960 President, St. Martin Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,506	78.0%
Richard Nixon (R)	858	12.1%
Other	699	9.9%
TOTAL	7,063
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -37

1960 President, St. Mary Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,671	61.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,992	27.6%
Other	1,169	10.8%
TOTAL	10,832
Turnout: 43% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): -22

1960 President, St. Tammany Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,179	46.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,850	25.8%
Other	3,034	27.4%
TOTAL	11,063
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -24

1960 President, Tangipahoa Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	6,648	46.3%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,285	22.9%
Other	4,418	30.8%
TOTAL	14,351
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -27

1960 President, Tensas Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	247	20.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	510	42.2%
Other	451	37.3%
TOTAL	1,208
Turnout: 20% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): -7

1960 President, Terrebonne Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	8,992	68.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,126	23.7%
Other	1,092	8.3%
TOTAL	13,210
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -26

1960 President, Union Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,034	25.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,017	49.6%
Other	1,012	24.9%
TOTAL	4,063
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): 21 Diff (US): 0

1960 President, Vermilion Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	11,257	77.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,170	14.9%
Other	1,168	8.0%
TOTAL	14,595
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -14 Diff (US): -35

1960 President, Vernon Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	3,145	51.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,991	32.3%
Other	1,024	16.6%
TOTAL	6,160
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): -17

1960 President, Washington Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	5,678	49.8%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,847	16.2%
Other	3,875	34.0%
TOTAL	11,400
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -33

1960 President, Webster Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,273	16.6%
Richard Nixon (R)	3,139	40.9%
Other	3,255	42.5%
TOTAL	7,667
Turnout: 34% Diff (St): 12 Diff (US): -9

1960 President, West Baton Rouge Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,315	73.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	390	12.4%
Other	436	13.9%
TOTAL	3,141
Turnout: 41% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -37

1960 President, West Carroll Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	784	32.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	742	30.6%
Other	897	37.0%
TOTAL	2,423
Turnout: 31% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): -19

1960 President, West Feliciana Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	271	30.4%
Richard Nixon (R)	196	22.0%
Other	424	47.6%
TOTAL	891
Turnout: 11% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -28

1960 President, Winn Parish
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	1,108	27.1%
Richard Nixon (R)	1,839	44.9%
Other	1,149	28.1%
TOTAL	4,096
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 16 Diff (US): -5

* incumbent